The Noise of Safety Leadership Do a YouTube search on ‘The Next Age in Safety Leadership’ and see what you get, the same old stuff that is not about leadership, new age nor about safety. Let’s have a look at some of the top hits: 1. HSE Global - Safety … [Read more...] about The Noise of Safety Leadership
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Guaranteed Non-Leadership in Safety
Guaranteed Non-Leadership in Safety I was sent this ASSP “professional”, “peer reviewed” article today and asked for a review: Assessing the Quality of Safety-Focused Engagements The first thing we learn about this paper is its source, published by a safety association and 6 authors all with … [Read more...] about Guaranteed Non-Leadership in Safety
Walking Leadership
Brene Brown comments that ‘the best way to move information from the head to the heart is through the hands’ (Daring Leadership). I’m more inclined to think it’s more through the feet. The affordance of hands is for holding but the affordance of feet is for moving and I think leadership is about … [Read more...] about Walking Leadership
Human Skills for Leadership and Learning in Risk
Human Skills for Leadership and Learning in Risk, Lessons from Building and Construction in Canberra By Dr Robert Long Background The most common approach to cultural transformation is through proclamation and manipulation. However, this rarely works. At the time it sounds straight forward. The … [Read more...] about Human Skills for Leadership and Learning in Risk
Leadership and Vision in Risk
Leadership and Vision in Risk The focus of Australian Story on Monday 20 August 2018 (http://www.abc.net.au/austory/leading-the-way/10129182) is the extraordinary work of the Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross Sydney. The story is about leadership, vision and how to humanize people. At the Wayside Chapel … [Read more...] about Leadership and Vision in Risk
Be Prepared for Risk
Be Prepared for Risk by Hayden Collins from http://www.riskintelligent.com.au/ I walked into McDonalds this week for a coffee and noticed that their latest placemat on their tray is a promotion for Scouts Australia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouts_Australia ). As I looked at this promotion … [Read more...] about Be Prepared for Risk
Cover Letter To My Prospective Employer
Cover Letter To My Prospective Employer Guest post by Ken R. Roberts HSE Systems - Safety Leadership - Risk Specialist First published here Dear Prospective Employer RE: Advertised HSE Position Please allow me to make a few observations in the hope that I may offer you my perspective as you … [Read more...] about Cover Letter To My Prospective Employer
Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity
Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity Guest Post by Paul Nieuwoudt - First published here: www.leadership-observer.com The first introduction people often have to our companies is when they attend the workplace induction, and for that reason inductions hold great potential in ensuring a … [Read more...] about Inductions – A Missed Leadership Opportunity
A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership
A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership Another great article by Paul Nieuwoudt, Author of: Zero Harm and a Peasant in 16th Century Europe , Another side to the story and The Illusion Of Opposites About 8 months ago my eldest daughter wanted to learn archery. I wasn’t interested in archery at all, … [Read more...] about A Great Lesson in Safety Leadership
Safety Golden Rules, Leadership and Ethics
Safety Golden Rules, Leadership and Ethics We all know how massively complicated, confusing and unwieldy Safety Management Systems have become (see Measuring Safety, You’ve Got It All Wrong). Many companies (co-incidentally those who have created these convoluted behemoths of safety systems) have … [Read more...] about Safety Golden Rules, Leadership and Ethics